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Kindness – Podcast – February 11, 2019
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Shouldering Hay – April 12, 2012 Meditation
Shouldering Hay “It is not difficult to shoulder a load of hay and stay unburned in the fire at the end of the kalpa of destruction.” (Lotus Sutra, Chapter XI) Can you imagine actually doing this? This has always stuck with me, the image of carrying a load of hay on my shoulder through a…
Underground Railroad – October 17, 2019
Today as I make my way home I was able to visit the Underground Railroad Museum in Niagara Falls New York. It sits adjacent to the Amtrak station. I had spotted it on my way to Canada and I was hopeful that I would have enough time to visit there before catching the train. Fortunately…
Spending Some Time With Long Time Friends – May 20, 2019
Here are some photos from my last day in Seattle. Leah and her boyfriend Pete drove up from Portland to spend some time together. Leah was my Japanese language tutor when I was studying at Portland State University 11 years ago. She also came to Japan when I graduated from Shingyo Dojo. Some of these photos were taken while we did a couple Geocaching hunts.


